{"id":77517,"date":"2018-02-05T07:00:16","date_gmt":"2018-02-05T12:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=77517"},"modified":"2018-02-04T16:37:38","modified_gmt":"2018-02-04T21:37:38","slug":"monday-morning-feel-good-stories-150","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=77517","title":{"rendered":"Monday morning feel good stories"},"content":{"rendered":"

QMC sends a link from Springville, Utah<\/a>;<\/p>\n

A man is in custody after assaulting a Springville police officer Friday afternoon, and a good Samaritan with a concealed firearm helped end the attack.<\/p>\n

Just before 2 p.m., an officer spotted a pair of feet dangling from a Tabitha\u2019s Way donation bin along Main Street in Springville. He pulled over and asked the person to get out of the bin.<\/p>\n

That person was Paul Douglas Anderson. Anderson eventually got out of the bin, leaving clothes and shoes on the ground, but he kept his hands in his pockets.<\/p>\n

Springville Police said that officer asked Anderson multiple times to remove his hands from his pockets, for fear he had a weapon. When Anderson finally removed his hands, he used them to punch the officer in the face.<\/p>\n

Police said he kept punching repeatedly until a passerby stopped to help.<\/p>\n

Derek Meyer said he was driving north on Main Street when he spotted the police lights. He said when he looked over he saw Anderson punching the police officer.<\/p>\n

Surprised at what he was seeing, Meyer said he made a U-turn and pulled up behind the police car, intending to help.<\/p>\n

Meyer has a pistol and concealed-carry permit. He said he trains regularly and has thought before about times in which he would need to use his weapon.<\/p>\n

\u201cI carry a gun to protect me and those around me, but primarily I carry a gun to protect my family first and foremost,” Meyer said. “Outside of that, if I were to use my gun to protect anyone it would be law enforcement or military personnel.”<\/p>\n

He told Fox 13 he got out of his car, drew his weapon and pointed it at Anderson, yelling at him to get off the officer and stop assaulting him.<\/p>\n

Meyer said when Anderson saw the gun, he stopped and ran off. Immediately, other officers responded to the scene and Meyer put his weapon away.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

An update to a Saturday morning story on Saturday in Vero Beach, Florida<\/a>;<\/p>\n

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A Treasure Coast man who shot an intruder at his home Thursday night will not be charged.<\/p>\n

Indian River County Sheriff Deryl Loar made that announcement Friday afternoon, saying it appears 25-year-old Taylor Reese was defending himself.
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According to Sheriff Loar, Reese heard someone breaking down the door of his home on 14th Place SW just before 6 o\u2019clock Thursday night.<\/p>\n

The sheriff said Reese grabbed his gun, went to check out the noises, and found himself face to face with two people trying to break into his home.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the suspects fired several rounds at the victim,\u201d Sheriff Loar said. \u201cThe victim returned fire, striking the suspect.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sheriff Loar identified the wounded suspect as Howard Bartee III.<\/p>\n

Bartee was shot twice, once in the thigh and once in the head…Sheriff Loar…added he hopes this incident serves as a message to criminals that a good portion of residents in Indian River County are armed.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust shy of ten percent are lawfully possessing firearms,\u201d Sheriff Loar said. \u201cThat\u2019s something to keep in mind.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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